United States:
Important Change To The US Trademark Office Rules – How It Affects Your Business
07 January 2020
BakerHostetler
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As of Dec. 21, 2019, the U.S. Trademark Office
will require that owners of applications and registrations provide
a valid email address for communication. While we provide our email
address as your attorney of record, the Trademark Office requires
this additional email address to cut down on paper and courtesy
maintenance reminders.
We recommend that you create an email address such as
that is accessible to
several members of your organization, so that no one person is
responsible for all incoming communications from the Trademark
Office. Please note that the Trademark Office will contact us first
regarding the filings we make on your behalf, but once the
registration issues, it will contact you through this new email as
to any cancellation action filed against the registration, so it
will be important to monitor this email address.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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